Difference between slow and fast twitch muscle fiber training

[WannaBherculean]

Need help in "how to specifically train slow and fast twitch muscle fibers"... I have read doing slow reps and keeping it under 12 trains fast twitch and anything more than that is like for slow (endurance) twitch fibers...So For example. I take weight "x" and do it explosively for 25 reps, am i training slow fibers and then take the same weight and perform 10 reps with 1 rep taking around 8-10 secs, i am training the fast ones?????

Help..

[WannaBherculean]

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[jaekwon]

Well firstly your muscle will be predominately a fibre type (type1, 2a,2b) so you can't exactly train a muscle with the intention to change it from 1 to 2b but anyways 1 is slow twitch which will is endurance so in the rep range of 15 light intensity(50%1rm), 2a (along with 2b is fast twitch the difference being 2a is a mixture of type1 and 2b which provides endurance with the ability of explosiveness for team sports) around 8reps for medium intensity (60-70%) and 2b around 5reps high intensity (80%)

[WannaBherculean]

Well firstly your muscle will be predominately a fibre type (type1, 2a,2b) so you can't exactly train a muscle with the intention to change it from 1 to 2b but anyways 1 is slow twitch which will is endurance so in the rep range of 15 light intensity(50%1rm), 2a (along with 2b is fast twitch the difference being 2a is a mixture of type1 and 2b which provides endurance with the ability of explosiveness for team sports) around 8reps for medium intensity (60-70%) and 2b around 5reps high intensity (80%)

ok..thank you ..i repped yu

[FeelTheFear]

The only thing you need to know about fiber types is that certain muscles are composed primarily of slow/fast twitch fibers enough that it's optimal to train them a certain way. Example the gastroc and low reps/high weight, and the soleus with higher reps/less weight. You can just completely forget about specifically trying to target certain types of fibers in a muscle.

[WannaBherculean]

The only thing you need to know about fiber types is that certain muscles are composed primarily of slow/fast twitch fibers enough that it's optimal to train them a certain way. Example the gastroc and low reps/high weight, and the soleus with higher reps/less weight. You can just completely forget about specifically trying to target certain types of fibers in a muscle.

ohk..thnx a lot